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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did the author have an easy time seeing the tracks of various animals?
(a) A thick blanket of snow had fallen the night before.
(b) He was laying on the ground.
(c) He had binoculars.
(d) The ground was very muddy.

2. Though the weather is still cold in "March 16," the author can see the tracks and furrows of many animals. What does he search for as the sun comes out?
(a) Raven's nests.
(b) Bald eagle's nests.
(c) Kinglet's nests.
(d) Robin's nests.

3. In "March 25 Birch Seeds," how many birch seeds are shed by the tree?
(a) Million.
(b) Thousand.
(c) Trillion.
(d) Billion.

4. In "Excursions," the author and one of his students pull up samples of insects from ________.
(a) Below the ice in the stream.
(b) An old bird's nest.
(c) Near a tree.
(d) The mud.

5. At the end of the section, where is the author when he encounters a deer?
(a) Up in his tree.
(b) Going for a run.
(c) Hiking the trails.
(d) Sitting outside his cabin.

6. Where can moss grow?
(a) In strong sunlight.
(b) In very dry locations.
(c) On rotting stumps and trees, in decaying grass, on rocks and ridges, and sometimes just on the bare ground.
(d) Very few places.

7. The author decides to make maple syrup with whom?
(a) His students.
(b) His neighbor.
(c) His wife.
(d) His son.

8. The author concluded that the squirrels had developed a way of making ___________.
(a) Their own sugar.
(b) Their own gum.
(c) Their own nests.
(d) Their own maple syrup.

9. In the last section, "May 24 Graduation," the author makes the trip back to his university to see ________ graduate.
(a) His daughter.
(b) His son and daughter.
(c) His daughter and one of his doctoral students.
(d) His son.

10. What occurs in "January 13"?
(a) An earthquake.
(b) The author's son comes to visit.
(c) The author comes face to face with a moose.
(d) A huge snow storm.

11. In "March 20-21 First Tappers," what does the author notice about the squirrels?
(a) They look confused.
(b) They are very fat.
(c) Strange behavior.
(d) They look ill.

12. Why might the squirrels be biting down into the bark?
(a) To catch bugs in the bark.
(b) To allow the sap to escape.
(c) To drill a hole in the bark to make a nest.
(d) To eat the bark.

13. While in town, for what does he find a lead?
(a) Some dead cattle.
(b) Food supplies.
(c) Lumber.
(d) Coal.

14. The author visits his son's school in __________________.
(a) "December 8."
(b) "December 11."
(c) "December 10."
(d) "December 9."

15. The author is intrigued that the grubs don't seem affected by __________.
(a) The extreme cold.
(b) Loud noises.
(c) His smell.
(d) His touching them.

Short Answer Questions

1. In "March 14 After the Storm," why does the author go into town again?

2. The author and his son watch a ______________ fly up into the sky and then circle back down to the ground.

3. Why does the author make a trip in "December 4"?

4. In the section "May 7," the author observes a few more nesting birds and notes their mating rituals are starting to _______.

5. What holiday is "February 2"?

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